Ramblings from a chat with a neighbor!

So last night I was talking with my neighbor and she brought up that someone she knew had 7 children and wanted another one.  At first I thought her concern was for the mother, but as the conversation unfolded it turned out she was really worried about population control.  Of course she doesn't know that I plan on having a large family, but it really got me thinking. I decided my  freshman year in college that I was going to have a big family...I was in a sociology class and I left feeling super disturbed.  I couldn't believe the evil in the world and I thought as I walked home, there is no way that I want to bring children into this world.  And then the Spirit spoke to me and said, those spirits would be better off in my home then in a home dominated by evil, where the spirits really don't have a chance.  That was a defining moment for me.  I don't know what a large family is, but I do know that I have trust in Heavenly Father and I have an idea how many children I want...

 Then I started thinking about faith -- it all comes down to faith.  I don't believe that the world could ever become overpopulated because I have faith in Heavenly Father. He knows what He is doing and He has a perfect plan.  And I felt so grateful for that knowledge that gives me such security!!:)

After this conversation my 3 year old said she saw a man in the sky last night.  I immediately said, "she is really imaginative right now."  And my neighbor totally went with it asking her questions about the man.  While they were having this conversation I reflected on what I had said...why did I feel the need to explain my 3 year old's imagination?  Shouldn't it be typical for a 3 year old to have an imagination (shouldn't we all?)?  I am not sure why I felt the need to justify her statement and I feel really frustrated with myself for doing it.  I felt like if I continued on this path, that my daughter would soon see imagination as a bad thing, which I don't want at all.  So I guess for now, those people who can appreciate her imagination will get to benefit from it, and those who don't will just be left hanging in the dark.